The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-02-24
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Horses enjoy the kind familiarity
Of their owners and drivers, and work
more cheerfully with than without it.
Chicago journal.
1t is certain that it costs less in tho
long run to feed and tend the poultry
stock properly than to keep them in q
half-starved and neglected condition
NJ =. Times.
"A good way to kill out sorrel is
to salt the sheep on it. Care should be
taken never to allow the sorrel to seed,
as it can be carried to other points in
the manure.-Czeveland Leader.
"A stone fence only wants binding
crosswise, it does not fall down length
wise. A crooked rail should never be
put in the fence near the bottom. A
crooked rail, like a crooked man, makes
more trouble than it is worth-better
make wood Of it.-Western Rural.
Plant on the roadside the whole
length Of the farm, such trees as natur-
ally grew on the same place. Put them
eight feet from the line. Have some
planted around the dwelling, and in
the gullies and waste places, where
nothing else a grow, and owe the
country with trees. They will help the
climate and water supply.-San Fran
| cisco Chronicle.
This is the Caterers recipe for mo-
lasses candy: One quart of molasses,
quarter pound brown sugar, two table
spoonfuls best essence of lemon. Let
the molasses boil, then put in the sugar;
when half done, put in the butter, add
the lemon when you take it off the fire.
Boil hour, stirring it. Pour into
buttered plates when done, and keep
in a cold place.
To prevent creaking hinges to
make latches slide easily, and, indeed,
to reduce any refractory iron work to
terms. the application of a soft lead
pencil is equally as effective as oil.
One clear advantage is that the use OF
the pencil for this purpose obviates the
chances of soiling the hands or gar.
ments, while the annoyance is ordina.
rily removed by a very few touches Of
the pencil.-E1chamge.
The wise suggestion is made that
there should be instituted a system Of
equality in the childron's bedrooms,
the boys room being made and kept a:
pretty and cosy as the girls and AZ
scr%upulously clean, as is too commonly
the case, barely furnished with only the
strictest necessaries, and in a state Of
untidiness and disorder.-M. Y. E1am.
liner.
The artificial honey now made in
New York is so close to the genuine
that only the experts can detect the
difference. 1t is in racks, the same al
the natural product, and now and ther
the wings and legs of a few dead bee'
are to be found to further the decep
ton. 1t can be sold at a profit for tel
cents per pound, and the honey-be,
may go.-Detroit Free Press.
One of the most important values
of fertilizers is their action on quick
growing crops. Strawberries, for ex
ample, must gather most of their foot
in a few weeks, and in that time mus
have it in super-abundance in mos
available form. Grass, on the othel
hand, takes as many months to perfec
its growth, and plenty of time to gathe
its food, which is about the same TO
one-half a ton of timothy as for fv'
thousand quarts of strawberries Mon
treal Witness.
"A good way to find out whethe
seeds will sprout is to fill gallon crocl
nearly full of mellow soil and cove
with n end of a piece of muslin twic
as large as the crock. Wet througl
and through with hot water. Sprinkl
the seeds on the cloth, throw tn
other end of it over them, put half al
inch of soil on top, and keep in a warn
place for four or five days. Then tur,
back the cloth and see what you have
IN e. Farmer.